Cryptachaea rupicola

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Cryptachaea rupicola
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Theridiidae
Genus: Cryptachaea
Species:
C. rupicola
Binomial name
Cryptachaea rupicola
(Emerton, 1882)

Cryptachaea rupicola is a species of cobweb spider in the family Theridiidae. It is found in the United States and Canada. [1] [2] [3] [4]

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References

  1. "Cryptachaea rupicola Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
  2. "Cryptachaea rupicola". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
  3. "Cryptachaea rupicola". NMBE World Spider Catalog. Retrieved 2019-09-24.